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Media Production Services (MPS) Overview
The School of Arts and Digital Industries (ADI) hosts a range of media and multimedia production activities within its Media Production Services (MPS). This facility combines teaching, research and production activities in a state-of-the-art environment giving access to leading edge technologies and the support of highly skilled technical staff.
What does the MPS do?
- It supports the multimedia production elements of academic programmes and research in the School of Arts and Digital Industries
- It enables the generation of income to benefit the University, to enhance the Centre’s facilities and to extend its partnerships.
- It supports the development of media and IT services in the University, where appropriate resources are made available. Currently this also involves providing support for Apple Macintosh facilities for the School.
Equipment Store
The Equipment Store is the "heart" of Media Production Services. It is where ADI students and staff can hire a huge variety of media equipment free of charge. We hire advanced video equipment (camcorders, tripods, lighting kits, steady cams, rifle microphones and SQN mixers), photographic equipment (DSLR cameras, full-frame film cameras, tripods, lighting kits and a variety of lenses), music equipment (PA kits, guitar and bass amplifiers, electric and acoustic guitars, basses, professional microphones, advanced synthesizers) and more. Link to MPS Equipment Store on MPS Microsite.
Computer labs
MPS has four Mac labs and two PC labs within the West Building as well as three Mac labs in AVA building. Mac labs have between 16 to 20 modern iMac workstations, all together over 120 seats. The software is standardised and consists of the usual suite of MS Office applications, Adobe CS5 suite, Apple Final Cut Pro 7 and Logic Pro 9 as well as Pro Tools 10 and Ableton Live 8. PC Labs have 16 and 17 (33 all together) seats and run the usual UEL suite of applications as well as 3D Studio Max and Unity for computer game development. All labs feature a projector and a high quality sound system. Link to MPS PC Labs and Mac Labs on MPS Microsite.
Edit Suites
Eleven AV Edit Suites are set up to accommodate both the music production and the video editing. The Suites can accommodate between 3 to 6 users. They are all similarly kitted out with an 8-core MacPro computer running the same suite of software as the Mac Labs, however they are supplemented by a full complement of professional AV hardware: M-Audio ProjectMix I/O - 8 channel audio interface and control surface, Native Instruments Maschine 1.8, Rode NT1-A large-diaphragm condenser microphone with pop-filter, Tascam CDRW750/900SL CD recorder deck, Tascam MD-350 MiniDisc recorder deck, active monitors, Novation Impulse 25 USB/MIDI controller keyboard and a DV tape deck - Playback for DVCAM and DV formats or a HDV tape deck - Playback for HDV, DVCAM and DV formats. Link to MPS Video support and Music support on MPS Microsite.
Recording Studio
Students enjoy working in our well equipped Recording Studio. The spacious Live Room contains a PA system comprising 2 x JBL EON 15 400W speakers and a Mackie CFX16 16 channel mixing console with CD and cassette tape playback, Boston GP-218 concert grand piano, Yamaha Motif 8 synthesiser workstation, Yamaha Stage Custom drum kit and various percussion instruments. Control Room A is kitted out with Apple Mac Pro with Logic Studio 2, Avid Pro Tools 10, Abelton Suite 8 and Waves Diamond plugins, Native Instruments Maschine 1.8, Novation Impulse 25 USB/MIDI keyboard controller, Euphonix MC Mix and MC Control v2 control surfaces giving a total of 12 available faders, 2 x Focusrite Octopre MkII 8 channel microphone preamplifiers with a total of 16 mic/line inputs, MOTU 2408 MK3 24 channel digital audio interface and PMC TB2 transmission-line monitor loudspeakers. Whlist Control Room B houses our advanced Pro Tools Suite: Apple Mac Pro with Avid Pro Tools|HDX 10, Logic Studio 2, Abelton Suite 8 and Waves Diamond Plugins, Native Instruments Maschine 1.8, Novation Impulse 25 USB/MIDI keyboard controller, Avid HD I/O audio interface, Avid C|24 24 fader control surface with 16 microphone pre-amplifiers, Universal Audio 6176 valve channel strip (microphone pre-amplifier, EQ and compressor/limiter) and Genelec 8040A active monitor loudspeakers. Link to MPS Music support on MPS Microsite.
Radio Studio
MPS has a modern Radio Studio with a separate talks room. The control room is fully equipped with: Soniflex S2 Broadcast Desk fully loaded with PPM metering and Telephone Hybrid, Cortex Dual MP3 Player with Play List editor, Twin CD Players, 2 Tascam Mini Disc Player/Recorders, 1 Presenters position Microphone & 4 Guest position with Talkback in the talks area, Monitoring by Tannoy Reveal and Apple iMac for programme streaming. Link to MPS Radio support on MPS Microsite.
You can visit the MPS Support Microsite for further information.
